Gold Star tinkers with healthier chili recipe

12:19 PM,
Jan. 16, 2014

A sign in front of the Gold Star Chili store in Burlington.

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Gold Star Chili is experimenting with a new chili recipe at its Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center location - a lower-fat, healthier version that might one day be rolled out elsewhere.

Company chefs worked with the hospital and its vendors to produce a chili with less sodium and menu items that use lower-fat franks and not as much cheese.

"This gives us a laboratory with real customers. If it looks like there's a high level of acceptance, we'd look at offering it in our other restaurants," said Charlie Howard, vice president of marketing for Gold Star. ...